Theranos
Theranos promised laboratory results from a finger-stick. After 2015 reporting and a 2022 federal verdict, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of fraud against investors.
FTX collapse
FTX collapsed in November 2022. A Manhattan jury convicted Sam Bankman-Fried in 2023 of fraud; in 2024 the court imposed a 25-year sentence.
| Theranos | FTX collapse | |
|---|---|---|
| Notoriety | 88 | 90 |
| Mystery | 25 | 20 |
| Scale | 70 | 86 |
| Evidence | 80 | 78 |
| Legal impact | 68 | 72 |
| Culture | 86 | 84 |
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